How Australia Can Qualify For ICC Cricket World Cup Semifinal Despite Losing To India, South Africa

Pat Cummins-led Australia's 134-run loss against South Africa was their second defeat in ICC Cricket World Cup 2023.

Back-to-back loses have put Australia's ICC Cricket World Cup campaign in jeopardy.

Australia's losses in the World Cup matches have negatively impacted their net run-rate, currently at -1.8.

Australia faces a challenging road to the semifinals, requiring a minimum of six wins out of their seven remaining matches to qualify for Cricket World Cup semifinals.

A team needs a minimum of six wins to qualify for ICC Cricket World Cup semifinals. Australia have seven games remaining and they need to win at least six to stand a chance.

Assuming that Australia beat minnows Netherlands and Afghanistan, they will still have to win four out of the five remaining matches against Sri Lanka, Pakistan, New Zealand, England and Bangladesh.